Arson blamed for 11 overnight Detroit fires, 1 firefighter hurt

At least 11 fires around Detroit's east side was the cause of an arsonist

DETROIT - Detroit Fire Department arson investigators are trying to catch a serial arsonist who went on a fire-setting rampage overnight.

Eleven fires sent flames and smoke into the sky early Monday morning at several buildings in the area of Chene and Ferry. Most of the buildings to burn were vacant, but one was a church and at least one had people living inside it.